Poll: Black voters excited about KBJ, but not more excited to vote

The latest survey finds 31% of Black voters are “extremely” or “very” enthusiastic about voting in the midterms, down 8 percentage points from last week’s survey conducted ahead of Jackson’s confirmation, and representing an 18-point drop since an early March survey following Biden’s first State of the Union speech. The number marks a record low among Black voters in weekly Morning Consult/Politico tracking that began in September.

Perhaps more troubling for Democrats is that this downward trend comes despite relatively high resonance for Jackson’s elevation to the Supreme Court: The survey found that 43% of Black voters heard “a lot” about Jackson’s confirmation, with another 29% hearing “some” about it. What’s more, another Morning Consult tracking survey found that positive buzz about the court — the share who heard something positive about it — jumped from 29% to 49% over the past two weeks.